
What is recorded here
Situated on a W-facing slope, partly on top of a rise of ground in gently undulating meadow. A large, slightly irregular enclosure outlined on the 1st ed. (1840) OS 6-inch map (diam.c. 95m N-S and E-W). Not visible at ground level.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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